Joint injection (small joint) cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 82 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $42.40 to $3,075.81, with a median of $338.00. The lowest price is at Memorial Healthcare (Owosso). The highest price is 72.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $338.00, is 6% below the US median of $359.00.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Michigan ranks 25th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 25 of 82 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 20600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$42.40Memorial Healthcare
Median$338.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,075.81in Michigan
Lowest saves$295.60vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Healthcare lowest Owosso · Owosso, MI DRAIN/INJECT JNT/BURSA-PhHOS | $42.40 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center Eaton Rapids · Lansing-East Lansing, MI ARTHROCENTISIS SM JOINT | $45.20 | $90.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $51.00 | $85.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI ARTHROCENTESIS/ASPIRATION/INJECT, SMALL | $52.00 | $65.00 | May 31, 2025 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI PR Drain/Inject Small Joint/Bursa | $69.92 | $92.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CL PF ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $78.00 | $78.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Drain/Inject Small Joint/Bursa | $80.50 | $322.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Drain/Inject Small Joint/Bursa | $85.00 | $340.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Drain/Inject Small Joint/Bursa | $85.25 | $341.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Drain/Inject Small Joint/Bursa | $89.00 | $356.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inject small joint/bursa w/o US guid 20600 | $95.20 | $112.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Flint one side Flint · Flint, MI 20600-XR Jnt/Bursa Sml Arthr/Asp/Inj LT | $147.45 | $294.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb one side Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 20600- IR Jnt/Bursa Sm Arthr/Asp/Inj LT | $161.95 | $323.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Drain/Inject Small Joint/Bursa | $167.75 | $671.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 20600 ARTHCNTS ASP SML JN | $179.50 | $359.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI BP Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection small joint or bursa without U/S Guidance 20600 | $182.55 | $365.10 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI ARTHROCENTESIS INJECTION SMALL JOINT | $204.00 | $204.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI BP Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection small joint or bursa without U/S Guidance 20600 | $208.00 | $416.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ASP/INJ SMALL JNT W/O US*20600 | $231.28 | $413.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI Drain/Inj Small Joint/Bursa W/O Us | $231.70 | $463.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus one side Muskogen · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $232.05 | $357.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys one side Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $232.05 | $357.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska · Traverse City, MI Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inject small joint/bursa w/o US guid 20600 | $245.65 | $289.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI Drain/Inj Small Joint/Bursa W/O Us | $248.05 | $496.10 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Charlevoix · Charlevoix, MI Arthrocentesis aspiration andor injection small joint or bursa eg fingers toes | $267.75 | $315.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI Hc Tx Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $276.00 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI Hc Tx Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $276.00 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Cooper Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG SC>ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $287.00 | $410.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG SC>ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $287.00 | $410.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inject, small joint/bursa; w/o US guid 20600 | $289.20 | $578.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ASP/INJ SMALL JNT W/O US*20600 | $295.12 | $527.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $338.00 | $338.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Tx Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $338.00 | $338.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $338.00 | $338.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $338.00 | $338.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $338.00 | $338.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $338.00 | $338.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $338.00 | $338.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $338.00 | $338.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $338.00 | $338.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $338.00 | $338.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $338.00 | $338.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI DRAIN/INJ JOINT BURSA W/O US | $343.17 | $700.35 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor one side Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti, MI HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $343.85 | $529.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Chelsea one side Chelsea · Ann Arbor, MI HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $343.85 | $529.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital one side Brighton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Lt | $343.85 | $529.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland one side Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $343.85 | $529.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia one side Livonia · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $343.85 | $529.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI Drain/Inj Small Joint/Bursa W/O Us | $370.00 | $740.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Arthrocentesis/Inject Small Joint/Bursa W/O US Guidance | $389.20 | $973.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt | $396.50 | $610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt | $396.50 | $610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt | $396.50 | $610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp · Flint, MI DRAIN/INJ SMALL JOINT | $415.38 | $989.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $422.07 | $177.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $422.07 | $177.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ASP/INJ SMALL JNT W/O US*20600 | $449.12 | $802.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ASP/INJ SMALL JNT W/O US*20600 | $449.12 | $802.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette · Marquette, MI Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, small joint or bursa (eg, fingers, toes); without ultrasound guidance | $460.95 | $768.25 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region one side Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 20600- IR Jnt/Bursa Sm Arthr/Asp/Inj LT | $473.60 | $947.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ASPIRATION-SM JOINT | $474.75 | $633.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Gaylord · Gaylord, MI Arthrocentesis aspiration andor injection small joint or bursa eg fingers toes | $476.85 | $561.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale · Hillsdale, MI INJ SMALL JNT OR BURSA W/O US | $492.15 | $579.00 | Jan 23, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inject small joint/bursa w/o US guid 20600 | $499.80 | $588.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, small joint or bursa (eg, fingers, toes); without ultrasound guidance | $530.25 | $883.75 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Grayling · Grayling, MI Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inject small joint/bursa w/o US guid 20600 | $543.15 | $639.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center Saint Ignace · Saint Ignace, MI Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $558.00 | $930.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital one side Sheridan · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us RT,Right side (used to identify procedures performed on the right side of the body) | $724.00 | $905.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ORTH INJECT ASPIRAT SMAL JOINT | $751.50 | $1,002.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City · Traverse City, MI SMALL JOINT: finger, toe | $818.55 | $963.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC ED INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $868.00 | $868.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC ED INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $868.00 | $868.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC ED INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $868.00 | $868.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC ED INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $868.00 | $868.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC ED INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $868.00 | $868.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC ED INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $868.00 | $868.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC ED INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $868.00 | $868.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC ED INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JT | $868.00 | $868.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Health Three Rivers · Sturgis, MI ASPIRAT INJECT JOINT BURSA CYST | $1,014.00 | $1,560.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI INJECTION ASPIRATION SMALL JOI | $1,206.75 | $1,609.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ARTHRO/DRAIN/INJ SMALL JOINT | $1,494.75 | $1,993.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, small joint or bursa (eg, fingers, toes); without ultrasound guidance | $3,075.81 | $5,126.35 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 27 | $78.00 | $449.12 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 11 | $85.00 | $338.00 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 5 | $45.20 | $89.00 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $343.85 | $366.52 |
| Flint, MI | 2 | $147.45 | $281.42 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $51.00 | $197.08 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $396.50 | $1,736.16 |
| Marquette, MI | 2 | $460.95 | $495.60 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $276.00 | $276.00 |
| Saginaw, MI | 2 | $287.00 | $287.00 |
| Traverse City, MI | 2 | $245.65 | $532.10 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $231.70 | $231.70 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $338.00 | $338.00 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $267.75 | $267.75 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $95.20 | $95.20 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $69.92 | $69.92 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $338.00 | $338.00 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $476.85 | $476.85 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $543.15 | $543.15 |
| Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $492.15 | $492.15 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $396.50 | $396.50 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $396.50 | $396.50 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $338.00 | $338.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $499.80 | $499.80 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $370.00 | $370.00 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1 | $232.05 | $232.05 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $42.40 | $42.40 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $248.05 | $248.05 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $338.00 | $338.00 |
| Saint Ignace, MI | 1 | $558.00 | $558.00 |
| Sandusky, MI | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Sturgis, MI | 1 | $1,014.00 | $1,014.00 |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 1 | $343.85 | $343.85 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What joint injection (small joint) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (small joint) explained.
Joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) in other states
- Alabama$385.00
- Alaska$350.03
- Arizona$362.61
- Arkansas$309.40
- California$728.00
- Colorado$390.50
- Connecticut$858.58
- Delaware$1,012.20, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$584.04, 3 hospitals
- Florida$550.80
- Georgia$496.26
- Hawaii$703.50
- Idaho$298.20
- Illinois$312.50
- Indiana$293.76
- Iowa$280.00
- Kansas$236.43
- Kentucky$208.80
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$203.26
- Maryland$168.51
- Massachusetts$541.00
- Minnesota$323.61
- Mississippi$250.64
- Missouri$273.48
- Montana$171.98
- Nebraska$222.31
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$258.88
- New Jersey$728.72
- New Mexico$376.80
- New York$449.22
- North Carolina$305.44
- North Dakota$285.83
- Ohio$493.50
- Oklahoma$243.43
- Oregon$313.76
- Pennsylvania$410.85
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$925.00
- South Carolina$375.25
- South Dakota$478.69
- Tennessee$290.40
- Texas$430.75
- Utah$345.43
- Vermont$359.00
- Virginia$366.45
- Washington$379.08
- West Virginia$350.00
- Wisconsin$310.46
- Wyoming$243.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.